Deputies: Man Tried to Pick Up 9-Year-Old Girl

Lexington County deputies are looking for a man who may have tried to pick up a 9-year-old girl from her home near South Congaree. 

The girl was walking to her home on Midway Street from her bus stop around 3 p.m. Thursday when she saw a car parked in her driveway, according to the sheriff's department. A man got out of the car and walked toward her. 

The girl got scared and ran through some woods to a neighbor's house, according to the sheriff's department. The neighbor called the sheriff's department.

The girl told deputies that the man was about 18 to 25 years old, had brown hair, a mustache and a goatee. He was wearing a black t-shirt, tennis shoes and blue jeans. 

He was driving a newer model, 4-door burgundy sedan, according to the sheriff's department.

Deputies canvassed the area but did not find a vehicle matching the description. 

Sheriff James Metts asks anyone who may have witnessed a suspicious person or vehicle in the area matching the descriptions to contact the sheriff’s department at 803-785-8230 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.